Social Change and Health in Tanzania
Author | : Kris Heggenhougen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015064888616 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Download or read book Social Change and Health in Tanzania written by Kris Heggenhougen and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa is experiencing dramatic processes of social change, with evident consequences for health. This collection of papers examines the impacts of modern developments on health in Tanzania with a view to establishing patterns at a continental level. The contributors consider how social change is impacting on young people's health, HIV/AIDS and mental health. It further considers the implications of poverty and social inequalities for health, concluding that the poorest suffer the adverse health effects of social change disproportionately; and that the effects of globalisation, if unchecked left, herald severe consequences for the health of poor countries.